Caribou hunting limited in eastern Interior

The state will limit caribou hunting in the eastern Interior, along the Taylor and Top of the World highways.
The Western Arctic Caribou herd is smaller than previous estimates of 206,000. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
An Alaska Department of Fish and Game announcement says the no-hunt corridor prohibits harvest of caribou within a hundred feet along both sides of the road during a state hunt for Forty Mile caribou, which opens August 29.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20